The Legion Tyroc
tyroc superboy#216
artist mike grell.
the legion of super-heroes first met tyroc when several legionnaires responded emergency on marzal island. @ first, tyroc attempted stop legion assisting. after patching differences , working save island, tyroc offered legion membership. refused, although had come admire tolerance , courage of legionnaires had met.
in later encounters, tyroc accepted legion s offer join team , became legion s first black member. tyroc , black lightning created dc attract new readers , provide more opportunities socially relevant stories.
until tyroc s addition legion, every humanoid alien in legion stories drawn caucasian facial features, including orange-skinned chameleon boy, blue-skinned shadow lass, , green-skinned, blonde haired brainiac 5.
tyroc later returned marzal island people when left earth reality. shadow lass , dawnstar, accompanying him, trapped on island shifted dimensions.
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